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Jan 12, 2010

News: Yao pulls out of China for World Championship (Notícia: Yao ausente da selecção chinesa no Campeonato do Mundo)

The intention of playing in the World Championship is now very far from Yao Ming's mind. The Houston Rockets centre decided to pull out in advance of Chinese national team as a result of his injured left foot which is making him miss the entire NBA season. By playing no games until July, the 29-year-old feels he won't have conditions to face a top level tournament like the one to be played in Turkey in late August, and thinks this will be a good opportunity for young players to step up. He also adds China is a team and not made of just one player.Yao has been injured since last year's Western Conference playoff semi-finals against the Los Angeles Lakers and is recovering back in his home country.